Ma'an Abu Nowar

Ma'an Abu Nowar (July 26, 1928 – September 22, 2016) was a Jordanian Ambassador.

Ma'an Abu Nowar
معن أبو نوار
Jordanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
of  Jordan
to  United Kingdom
In office
1973 – 1976
Preceded byOmar Nimr Nabulsi
Succeeded byIbrahim Youssouf Ibrahim Izziddin
Personal details
Born(1928-07-26)July 26, 1928
Amman
DiedSeptember 22, 2016(2016-09-22) (aged 88)
Relativesgreat cousin Ali Abu Nuwar
Alma materOxford University

Career

  • In 1943 he joined Royal Jordanian Army.
  • From 1957 to 1963 he was commander of the predominantly Bedouin Princess Alia Brigade an Infantry brigade.[1]
  • In 1963 he was counselor, Jordanian Embassy London.
  • From 1964 to 1967 he was director of the Jordan Civil Defense
  • From March 18, 1967 to 1969 he was director of Jordan Public Security.[2]
  • From 1969 to 1972 he was Assistant Chief of Staff for General Affairs.
  • In 1972 he was Minister of Culture and Information.
  • From 1973 to 1976 he was ambassador in London (United Kingdom).

[3]

  • In 1976 he was Secretary of the capital, Amman.
  • In 1979 he was minister of Public Works.
  • In 1980 he was minister of Culture, Youth and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
  • In 1989 he was Assistant Chief of Staff, editor of Al-Aqsa (newspaper of the Jordanian Armed Forces) director of Moral Guidance and published: The History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: The creation and development of Transjordan, 1920-1929.
  • In 1993 he was minister of Information.
  • In 1994 he was appointed deputy Prime Minister and member of the Senate.
  • In 1997 he retired from public service.
  • He was a first class member of the Order of the Star of Jordan.

References

  1. Avi Shlaim, Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace,
  2. Director of the Public Security (al-amn al-'Radi al-'Abdallah
  3. International Who's Who, 1983-84, p. 1010
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